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The Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain
Maria Rosa Menocal
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Description for The Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain
Paperback. * How Muslims, Jews and Christians created a culture of tolerance in medieval Spain. Num Pages: 352 pages, Section: 8, b/w. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HRAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 208 x 141 x 24. Weight in Grams: 320.
This classic bestseller - the inspiration for the PBS series - is an "illuminating and even inspiring" portrait of medieval Spain that explores the golden age when Muslims, Jews, and Christians lived together in an atmosphere of tolerance (Los Angeles Times).
This enthralling history, widely hailed as a revelation of a "lost" golden age, brings to vivid life the rich and thriving culture of medieval Spain, where for more than seven centuries Muslims, Jews, and Christians lived together in an atmosphere of tolerance, and where literature, science, and the arts flourished.
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Product Details
Publisher
Back Bay Books
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Weight
320g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780316168717
SKU
V9780316168717
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About Maria Rosa Menocal
Maria Rosa Menocal is R Selden Rose Professor of Spanish and Portuguese at Yale University and is Director of Yale's Whitney Humanities Center. Foreward by Harold Bloom.
Reviews for The Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain
' An illuminating and even inspiring work..By showing us what was lost Menocal reminds us of what might be.' - LOS ANGELES TIMES